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Vocab Words 1 2016 Flashcards

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Boorish

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Ill mannered

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Cynical

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Believing that people act only out of selfish motives

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Epistle

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A letter

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Heresy

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Against orthodox opinion

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Lance

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Spear spike javelin

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Obscure

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Difficult to understand

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Poignant

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Deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions

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Respite

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A break, intermission

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Terse

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Concise, to the point

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Acrid

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Sharp pungent

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